Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private C. W. Telford, 25th (Cyclist) Battalion, London Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (2140 Pte. C. W. Telford. 25-Lond. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (740891 A/.C. C. W. Telford. 25 Lond. R.) last with re-engraved naming, mounted as worn, good very fine and better

Memorial Plaque (Henry Lavers) with drill hole at 12 o’clock, good very fine (4) £70-90

Cyril William Telford was born in Bayswater, London in 1896. He was employed as a shipping clerk before attesting for the 25th (Cyclist) Battalion, London Regiment, and served with them during the Great War and in India. He died in 1945.


Henry Lavers was born in Exeter, Devon, on 20 April 1899, and joined the 100th Training Reserve Battalion in May 1917. He next joined the 52nd (Graduated) Battalion, Training Reserve, Royal Sussex Regiment and transferred on 1 April 1918 to a regular Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. He then transferred to the East Kent Regiment and was posted to the 7th Battalion on 7 April 1918. He served on the Western Front with 7th Battalion East Kent Regiment and was killed in action on 17 June 1918, aged 19. He is buried in Contay British Cemetery, France.